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. 2023 Feb 10;12(3):891–917. doi: 10.1007/s40121-023-00762-9

Table 9.

Clinical evaluation outcome (success, failure, indeterminate) by indication

Characteristic cIAI
(n = 90)
cUTI
(n = 103)
HAP/VAP
(n = 114)
Other
(n = 209)a
Total
(n = 516)
Overall outcome of ceftazidime–avibactam (any therapy), n (%)
 Treatment success 58 (64.4) 91 (88.3) 78 (68.4) 172 (82.3) 399 (77.3)
 Treatment failure 18 (20.0) 6 (5.8) 14 (12.3) 22 (10.5) 60 (11.6)
 Indeterminate 14 (15.6) 6 (5.8) 22 (19.3) 15 (7.2) 57 (11.0)
Overall outcome by subgroups
Ceftazidime–avibactam in monotherapy regimen, n (%)
 n 26 68 25 39 158
 Treatment success 17 (65.4) 60 (88.2) 17 (68.0) 34 (87.2) 128 (81.0)
 Treatment failure 7 (26.9) 2 (2.9) 4 (16.0) 1 (2.6) 14 (8.9)
 Indeterminate 2 (7.7) 6 (8.8) 4 (16.0) 4 (10.3) 16 (10.1)
Ceftazidime–avibactam in combination therapy regimens, n (%)
 n 64 35 89 170 358
 Treatment success 41 (64.1) 31 (88.6) 61 (68.5) 138 (81.2) 271 (75.7)
 Treatment failure 11 (17.2) 4 (11.4) 10 (11.2) 21 (12.4) 46 (12.8)
 Indeterminate 12 (18.8) 0 (0.0) 18 (20.2) 11 (6.5) 41 (11.5)
Patients treated in first line, n (%)b
 n 18 31 15 62 126
 Treatment success 12 (66.7) 26 (83.9) 11 (73.3) 48 (77.4) 97 (77.0)
 Treatment failure 3 (16.7) 3 (9.7) 2 (13.3) 9 (14.5) 17 (13.5)
 Indeterminate 3 (16.7) 2 (6.5) 2 (13.3) 5 (8.1) 12 (9.5)
Patients treated in second line, n (%)c
 n 72 72 99 147 390
 Treatment success 46 (63.9) 65 (90.3) 67 (67.7) 124 (84.4) 302 (77.4)
 Treatment failure 15 (20.8) 3 (4.2) 12 (12.1) 13 (8.8) 43 (11.0)
 Indeterminate 11 (15.3) 4 (5.6) 20 (20.2) 10 (6.8) 45 (11.5)
Immunocompromised patients, n (%)d
 n 47 60 29 107 243
 Treatment success 30 (63.8) 57 (95.0) 17 (58.6) 87 (81.3) 191 (78.6)
 Treatment failure 11 (23.4) 3 (5.0) 6 (20.7) 14 (13.1) 34 (14.0)
 Indeterminate 6 (12.8) 0 (0.0) 6 (20.7) 6 (5.6) 18 (7.4)
Non-immunocompromised patients, n (%)
 n 43 43 85 102 273
 Treatment success 28 (65.1) 34 (79.1) 61 (71.8) 85 (83.3) 208 (76.2)
 Treatment failure 7 (16.3) 3 (7.0) 8 (9.4) 8 (7.8) 26 (9.5)
 Indeterminate 8 (18.6) 6 (14.0) 16 (18.8) 9 (8.8) 39 (14.3)
Patients with daily dose < 4 ge
 n 9 39 18 28 94
 Treatment success 4 (44.4) 35 (89.7) 9 (50.0) 21 (75.0) 69 (73.4)
 Treatment failure 4 (44.4) 3 (7.7) 2 (11.1) 3 (10.7) 12 (12.8)
 Indeterminate 1 (11.1) 1 (2.6) 7 (38.9) 4 (14.3) 13 (13.8)
Patients with daily dose ≥ 4 g
 n 81 64 96 181 422
 Treatment success 54 (66.7) 56 (87.5) 69 (71.9) 151 (83.4) 330 (78.2)
 Treatment failure 14 (17.3) 3 (4.7) 12 (12.5) 19 (10.5) 48 (11.4)
 Indeterminate 13 (16.0) 5 (7.8) 15 (15.6) 11 (6.1) 44 (10.4)

BSI bloodstream infection, cIAI complicated intra-abdominal infection, cUTI complicated urinary tract infection, HAP hospital-acquired pneumonia, VAP ventilator-associated pneumonia

aIncludes patients with BSI/sepsis

bPatients with no antibiotics for Gram-negative coverage before the start of ceftazidime–avibactam

cPatients with at least one antibiotic for Gram-negative coverage used for the same infection before the start of ceftazidime–avibactam

dPatients with underlying cancer (metastatic/non-metastatic), hematological malignancy/leukemia or lymphoma, bone marrow or solid organ transplantation, or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

eDose adjustment due to renal impairment